Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Rồng đen lấy nước thời nắng, rồng trắng lấy nước thời mưa

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Opposite individuals have different preferences

Literally: Black dragon takes water in sunny time, white dragon takes water in rainy time

Examples

Anh ấy thích đi biển vào mùa hè, còn tôi thì thích đi vào mùa đông, thật là rồng đen lấy nước thời nắng, rồng trắng lấy nước thời mưaHe likes to go to the beach in the summer, but I prefer to go in the winter, we're really like the black dragon and white dragon

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Rồng đen lấy nước thời nắng, rồng trắng lấy nước thời mưa” mean?

Opposite individuals have different preferences Literally: Black dragon takes water in sunny time, white dragon takes water in rainy time

Is “Rồng đen lấy nước thời nắng, rồng trắng lấy nước thời mưa” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time